KR101257319B1 - Apparatus for producing salt for home - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of salt for home use is provided to comprise a seawater storing container and a seawater separator separately, and to manufacture saline containing minerals in balance. CONSTITUTION: A manufacturing device of salt for home use comprises: a seawater supply unit(110) comprising a seawater storing container(111) to store seawater(132), and to supply the stored seawater to a seawater accommodating part(112), and the seawater accommodating part supporting the seawater storing container and having a space for accommodating the seawater dropping by gravity from the seawater storing container; and a salt extracting part(120) extracting solid salt by heat-evaporating the moisture in the seawater supplied by the gravity through a connecting pipe connected to the seawater accommodating part. The seawater storing container comprises a lid(111b) for sealing during storing and moving. A protrusion(116) is formed in the center of the inside of the seawater accommodating part. The lid comprises a checking valve(111a) closing and flowing out the seawater stored in the seawater storing container depending on the movement of the protrusion by a structure which is repulsively supported toward a closing direction of the seawater by an elastic spring surrounding the outside of the protrusion. The water accommodating part forms a protrusion in a needle rod shape on the position of the lid in the seawater storing container, the protrusion has an empty space inside, multiple inflow holes are formed on the upper part of the protrusion, and multiple flowing discharging holes are formed on the lower part of the protrusion.

Description

Apparatus for producing salt for home

The present invention relates to a domestic salt production apparatus, and more particularly, to a domestic salt production apparatus that can extract salt from seawater using a heating heater and a dry blowing motor at home.

In general, salt is widely used for food, and sea salt can be obtained by refining salt contained in seawater. Also, since deep sea water contains a lot of nutrients necessary for plant growth, a method of extracting salt from deep sea water is It is used.

The method of extracting the salt by evaporating the deep sea water is a natural drying method of evaporating salt in the natural state and the freezing method of artificially freezing the deep sea water to obtain salt.

An apparatus for extracting salt by the above-mentioned freezing extraction method is disclosed in Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-0091724 (Household Frozen Salt Extractor).

As shown in FIG. 1, the domestic frozen salt extractor is divided into a machine room 10 at a lower portion and a freezing extraction chamber 20 at an upper portion of the extractor body 1, and a door 2 at the front portion thereof. 2 '), respectively, and the cycle of the condenser 11, expansion valve 12, evaporator 21, compressor 13, and condenser 11 is implemented in the machine room 10 so as to implement a freezing function. By installing a conventional refrigeration unit and a compression pump 15 for freezing operation, the evaporator 21 is installed so as to be located inside the freezing extraction chamber 20, the deep portion of the water in the front of the machine room 10 A seawater reservoir 14, a collecting container, and a compression pump 15 are installed, and an infrared lamp 40 and a temperature sensor 41 are mounted on an upper end of the rear wall of the freezing extraction chamber 20, and a freezing extraction chamber. The connection pipe 16 is connected to the compression pump 15 installed in the machine room 10 to extend one end thereof into the freezing extraction chamber 20. , Equipped with a spray nozzle 17 in the end provides the structure for spraying towards the evaporator (21).

However, the above-described technique has a problem that it is difficult to miniaturize as the size of the components of the apparatus is increased and manufacturing cost is high by installing a conventional refrigeration apparatus and a compression pump.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to be able to extract salt simply and inexpensively using a domestic salt manufacturing apparatus including a seawater storage container and a seawater separator.

Home salt manufacturing apparatus of the present invention for solving this problem is a salt manufacturing apparatus for producing salt by heating evaporated moisture of salt water containing salt, the storage and storage of the sea water in a portable and transportable structure and the stored sea water A seawater supply unit including a seawater storage container for supplying the seawater storage unit in a predetermined manner, and a seawater storage unit having a predetermined space for supplying seawater to the salt extraction unit while maintaining the seawater supplied from the seawater storage container at a predetermined level; ; It comprises a salt extraction unit for extracting the salt of the solid component by heating and evaporating the water of the sea water supplied from the sea water supply.

In addition, the seawater storage container further includes a lid for sealing during storage movement and the lid is moved by the structure that is supported in the direction in which the seawater is supplied in the direction of closing the elastic spring surrounding the outside of the protrusion in the inner center closed According to the seawater storage container further includes a check valve for closing or outflow.

In addition, the sea water receiving portion forms a needle-shaped protrusion at the point where the lid of the sea water storage container is located, the inside of the protrusion is formed with a hollow space and a plurality of inlet grooves are formed in the upper portion, a plurality of outlets in the lower portion Since a groove is formed, the seawater stored in the seawater storage container is inserted into the protrusion to be supplied to the seawater supply unit through the inlet and outlet grooves of the protrusion.

In addition, the seawater receiving portion formed with the projection portion is formed in the main body formed around the projection portion when the seawater storage container is inserted into the switch is formed, or the detection sensor for detecting a predetermined weight on the body formed around the seawater receiving portion To open and close the power supply of the control unit to the detection sensor.

In addition, the salt extraction unit has a separation tank consisting of a predetermined space for storing and separating the seawater supplied from the seawater supply unit through a connecting pipe, the separation tank for mixing the seawater and grinding the salt extracted from the mixed seawater Mixing swivel; It includes a heating heater for heating the mixed sea water, a dry blowing motor for circulating and discharging the water vapor evaporated from the heated sea water.

In addition, the salt extraction unit includes a control unit, the control unit is independent of any one or more of the stirring motor, heating heater or dry blowing motor according to the output signal output from the detection sensor attached to the sea water receiving unit and the detection sensor installed in the separation tank. Control to converge to the target value set by the user.

In addition, the salt extraction unit is conveniently coupled to the removable salt container to the bottom of the separation tank to easily transport the salt extracted from the seawater using the handle of the salt pan container.

According to the household salt production apparatus of the present invention, salt can be extracted using a simple salt production apparatus of low cost in homes and restaurants.

In addition, according to the domestic salt production apparatus of the present invention can be prepared a salt containing abundant mineral components in a balanced manner, it is possible to improve not only health but also taste.

In addition, according to the domestic salt manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the manufacturing process is simple, and individuals can prepare salt in a short time.

1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a domestic frozen salt extractor according to the prior art;
2 is an overall schematic diagram of a domestic salt production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an enlarged view of the main configuration of the salt extraction unit according to FIG.
4 is a view in which the seawater storage container is coupled to the seawater receiving unit according to FIG. 2;
5 is a side view of the seawater supply unit of the domestic salt production apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a top view of the salt container is coupled to the separation vessel after the top of the salt extraction unit is separated from the bottom through the coupling portion according to the present invention;
Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the attached position of the detection sensor of the domestic salt production apparatus according to the present invention;
8 is an electrical configuration for controlling a domestic salt production apparatus according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is an overall schematic diagram of a domestic salt production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a top view of the salt container is coupled to the separation vessel after the top of the salt extraction unit is separated from the bottom through the coupling portion according to the present invention to be.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6, the apparatus for preparing domestic salt includes a seawater supply unit 110 and a salt extraction unit 120 as a device for preparing salt by heating and evaporating moisture of seawater containing salt (salt). It is composed.

The seawater supply unit 110 includes a seawater storage container 111 and a seawater container 112, and the seawater storage container 111 includes seawater 132 that contains abundant minerals (mineral components), such as deep sea water. ) Is collected and stored and / or stored, and stored as a PET bottle or bottled water bottle having a predetermined space for supplying the stored seawater to the seawater receiving unit 112 in a predetermined manner and being easy to carry and transport. It is made of a container attached to the lid 111b for sealing when moving.

The lid 111b, which will be described later, contacts and / or contacts the protrusion 116 by a structure in which seawater supplied by an elastic spring (not shown) surrounding the outside of the protrusion 116 is closed in the inner center thereof in a closed direction. Or check valve 111a for closing or outflow of the seawater 132 stored in the seawater storage container 111 in accordance with the movement.

The seawater accommodating part 112 has a predetermined space for accommodating seawater separated by gravity from the seawater storage container 111 and includes a protrusion 116 in close contact with the check valve 111a at the center thereof.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4 to be described later, the water level level sensor (not shown) and the projection 116 attached to the main body 112c to maintain the seawater supplied from the seawater storage container 111 at a predetermined level. An electronic valve (not shown) may be further provided therein to open and close the check valve 111a.

The seawater of the seawater accommodating part 112 is supplied to the salt extracting part 120, and the moisture of the supplied seawater is heated and evaporated to extract the salt of the solid component.

When the check valve 111a is coupled to the protrusion 116, the lower side of the coupling member 111b comes into close contact with the protrusion 116 formed at the bottom center of the seawater accommodating part 112 and moves upward. Sea water 132 stored in the seawater storage container 111 through the open and open space is introduced into the seawater receiving portion (112).

Here, since the check valve 111a is always open in the state where the seawater storage container 111 is coupled to the seawater storage unit 112, the seawater of the seawater storage container 111 is continuously discharged to the seawater storage unit 112.

The amount of seawater continuously supplied from the seawater receiving unit 112 to the salt extraction unit 120 is adjusted by selecting an appropriate check valve or adjusting the opening size of the check valve 111a.

The salt extraction unit 120 separates the seawater 132 supplied from the seawater supply unit 110 into a liquid component and a solid component to extract the salt of the solid component from the seawater, the separation tank 125, the stirring motor 122 , The mixing swivel 121, a salt container 123, a heating heater 124, a dry blowing motor 129, and a drying heater 128 are configured.

The separation tank 125 has a predetermined space for accommodating sea water to obtain salt, and the upper portion 120b and the lower portion 120a are separated and combined using coupling means 126a and 126b such as irregularities and grooves. In addition, the separation tank 125 forms a connecting pipe 114 on one side to receive the seawater supplied from the seawater receiving portion 112 and separates the solid and liquid.

A drying heater 128 and a drying blower motor 129 are installed in series at the upper part 120b, and a water outlet 127 is formed as a discharge passage for discharging gas such as water vapor, and the lower part 120a. The salt container 123, the mixing swivel 121, the stirring motor 122 and the heating heater 124 is installed.

The drip tray 123 forms a handle 123a of the drip container 123 on one side thereof so that the user can easily separate and transport the salt extracted from the sea water 132 of the separation tank 125, Removably coupled to the lower portion of the separation tank (125).

The salt container 123 is movable up and down and detachable using a moving rail (not shown) formed on the side wall of the separation tank 125, and the rotating shaft of the stirring motor 122 is connected to the coupling means 122a such as a coupling. By rotating by combining the mixing swivel 121, such as a blade.

In addition, the mixing swivel 121 and the coupling means 122a are firmly coupled to and fixed to the rotating shaft through fixing means 122b such as bolts.

Here, the through hole is formed in the bottom of the salt container 123 so that the coupling means 122a penetrates, and the user has a stopper that can block the through hole.

In addition, the coupling means 122a serves to seal around the outer surface of the separation tank 125 to prevent sea water from leaking from the separation tank 125.

The controller 131 to be described later is configured to include a CPU is installed on the outer wall of the salt extraction unit 120 and in accordance with the output signal output from the sensor 130, the stirring motor 122, the heating heater 124, the drying heater 128, one or more of the dry blowing motor 129 is independently controlled to converge (control) to a target value set by the user.

A feature of the present invention provides a manufacturing apparatus and method for producing a good salt in a short time with sea water in a PET bottle-type container.

In addition, in one embodiment and the other embodiment of the present invention, the configuration and operation of the salt extraction unit 120 is the same, but the control sequence (control program) of the control unit 131 may be different.

3 is an enlarged view of the main configuration of the salt extraction unit according to FIG. 2, referring to FIG. 3, a pair of brackets 142 are fixed to the separation tank 125, and the stirring motor 122 is fixed to the brackets 142. The c-shaped motor fixing plate 140 for installing is attached.

A pair of packings 141a and 141b are installed to seal the separation tank 125 to which the heating heater 124 is attached and the salt container 123 in which the handle 123a of the salt container is integrated. In addition, a packing 141c for sealing seawater is installed around the coupling means 122a for rotating the mixing swivel 121 in combination with the mixing swivel 121 to prevent leakage of seawater from the separation tank 125. do.

4 is a view in which the seawater storage container is coupled to the seawater receiving unit according to FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the seawater accommodating part 112 forms a protrusion 116 at a central portion thereof, and is tightly fixed to the protrusion 116 so that the seawater flows in through the open space according to the upward movement. It is coupled to the seawater storage container 111 having a container lid 111b on which (111a) is mounted.

The seawater accommodating part 112 having the protrusion 116 is formed with a switch 112b for opening and closing the power when the seawater storage container 111 is inserted into and contacted with the main body 112c formed around the protrusion part or the seawater accommodating part 112. ) Attached to the main body 112c formed around the detection sensor 112b for detecting a predetermined weight to open and close the power of the control unit 131 by the detection sensor 112b.

The detection sensor 112b detects a predetermined weight or more with a mini detection switch and internally outputs a triggering signal according to the on / off connection to the controller 131 to turn on or off the operation of the salt manufacturing apparatus.

5 is a side view of the seawater supply unit of the domestic salt manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the seawater supply unit of the domestic salt manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a seawater storage container 119, a seawater receiving unit 112a, and a connection pipe 114.

The seawater storage container 119 is a container such as a PET bottle or bottled water bottle, which has a predetermined space and is easy to carry and use, and its capacity can be adjusted in a range of about 1L (Liter) to 5L, and the container has a depth of 200 m or less. The deep sea water collected from the clean area can be stored and / or stored for sale by pre-treatment steps (intake, warming, mineral activation, pre-treatment filtration, salt and sulfate removal).

The seawater receiving portion 112a forms a needle-shaped protrusion (cover cutout 117) at a point where the lid 119a of the seawater storage container 119 is positioned, and the inside of the protrusion 117 is formed as an empty space. And a plurality of inflow grooves (not shown) are formed in the upper portion, and a plurality of outflow grooves (not shown) are formed in the lower portion, and the seawater storage container (by inserting the lid 119a into the protrusion 117) The seawater stored in 119 is supplied to the seawater receiving unit 112a of the seawater supply unit through the inflow and outflow grooves of the protrusion 117.

The seawater accommodating part 112a includes a main body 118b formed in a container for accommodating seawater and a cover cutout 117 formed in the center of the bottom of the container, and the connection pipe 114 opens the valve 115. Equipped.

The cover 119a is a lid for storing sea water and is formed of synthetic resin or aluminum foil.

The connection pipe 114 is provided with an electronic valve 115 such as a solenoid valve is turned on / off according to the control signal output from the controller 131.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the attached position of the detection sensor of the domestic salt production apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 8 is an electrical configuration for controlling the domestic salt production apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the control unit 131 is configured to include a CPU and is installed in the salt extraction unit 120 and attached to the detection sensor 112b and the separation tank 125 attached to the seawater receiving unit 112. According to the output signal output from the installed detection sensor 130c, any one or more of the stirring motor 122, the heating heater 124, the drying heater 128, the drying blower motor 129 is independently controlled and set by the user. Converge (control) to the target value (preprogrammed).

The sensor unit 130 includes a temperature sensor 130c which is one or a plurality of detection sensors for sensing the temperature of the seawater 132.

Here, the user may directly measure the height (amount), the temperature and the concentration of the seawater without having a sensing means such as the sensor unit 130.

The temperature sensor 130c is immersed in the seawater 132 in order to sense the temperature of the seawater and installed on the inner sidewall of the separation tank 125.

Hereinafter, the operation of the domestic salt production apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail.

The operation of the domestic salt manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (see FIG. 2) will be described.

First, the user couples and fixes the seawater storage container 111 to the main body 112c of the seawater container 112, and supplies power to the control unit 131 to operate the home salt production apparatus.

The seawater 132 is supplied to the seawater receiving unit 112 through the check valve 111a and the supplied seawater is supplied to the separation tank 125 of the salt extraction unit 120 through the connecting pipe 114.

The control unit 131 mixes and circulates the seawater contained in the separation tank 125 to uniformize the heat distribution, prevent the salt from adhering to the bottom surface of the separation tank, and at the same time, a stirring motor capable of controlling the speed of the control signal to prevent the solidification. It outputs to 122, it drives, and the mixing swivel 121 is rotated, and solid salt is pulverized.

In addition, the control unit 131 outputs a control signal to the heating heater 124 that can adjust the temperature to turn on the heater, thereby heating the separation tank 125 (indirectly heating the seawater) to increase the temperature of the seawater and at the same time the drying heater 128. ) And the dry blower motor 129 at the same time to circulate and discharge the vapor of the evaporated seawater in a short time to extract the salt.

And it describes the operation of the domestic salt production apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention (see Fig. 5).

First, the user couples and fixes the seawater storage container 119 to the main body 118b of the seawater receiving unit 112a, and supplies power to the control unit 131 to operate the home salt manufacturing apparatus.

Seawater of the seawater storage container 119 is completely discharged and stored in the seawater storage unit 112a through the opening of the cover 119a damaged by the cover cutout 117.

The user attaches a flow level measurement sensor (not shown) to the naked eye or the upper part of the separation tank 125 so that the controller 131 controls the valve 115 on / off to inject an appropriate amount of seawater into the separation tank 125. Alternatively, the valve 115 may be omitted.

Seawater flows from the seawater receiving portion 112a through the connecting pipe 114 to the separation tank 125 by the seawater height difference.

The user closes the valve 115 by the control unit 131 or a user's manual operation when the seawater level reaches a level suitable for extracting salt by a flow level measurement sensor or the naked eye.

The valve 115 serves to control the amount of seawater supplied from the seawater storage container 119 to the seawater receiving portion 112a, and the seawater of the seawater receiving portion 112a and the seawater of the separation tank 125 are mixed. Serves to prevent this from happening.

The control unit 131 mixes and circulates the seawater contained in the separation tank 125 to uniformize the heat distribution, prevent salt from adhering to the bottom surface of the separation tank, and at the same time control the speed of the control signal to prevent hardening and crushing. The mixing swivel 121 is rotated by outputting and driving the stirring motor 122.

That is, the mixing swivel 121 mixes the seawater and grinds the salt extracted from the mixed seawater.

The control unit 131 outputs a control signal to a temperature-controlled heating heater 124 to turn on the heater to increase the temperature of the seawater by heating the separation tank 125, and the seawater is heated above a proper temperature so that the liquid component evaporates. Therefore, the concentration of seawater is concentrated to a predetermined concentration and separated into two layers, a liquid component and a solid component.

At this time, the temperature sensor 130c senses the proper temperature (concentrated about 7 to 10 times the seawater at the proper temperature) and outputs the sensed output signal to the controller 131, and the controller 131 is the heater 124. The control signal is output to turn off.

Here, the time for heating while maintaining the proper temperature after reaching the proper temperature may be set by the user in advance, and the heating heater 124 is turned off after the preset time.

Then, the control unit 131 outputs a control signal to the drying heater 128 and the drying blower motor 129 which can adjust the amount of heat discharged, and turns on the liquid component from the seawater with a hot air of a predetermined temperature. The salt of the solid component can be extracted by a drying process to circulate and discharge through.

Normally, the heating temperature of seawater is below 80 ℃ and when the seawater is heated at a high temperature of 110 ~ 190 ℃ above 80 ℃, the concentration time of seawater is shortened, but the trace components such as amino acids and saccharides contained in seawater are deteriorated and the taste is reduced. Can be beaten.

In addition, the drying temperature of the sea water is 80 ℃ or less, preferably using a hot air of 50 ~ 60 ℃ and exceeding 80 ℃ is not preferable because the trace components may deteriorate.

Degradation of trace components according to the heating temperature and drying temperature of the seawater can be confirmed more accurately through experiments.

The user may store and execute an operation program of the home salt manufacturing apparatus in the control unit 131 to control any one or more of a target value such as a desired seawater heating temperature, a seawater drying temperature, and an operation time.

That is, the user may input data so as to perform a desired control operation in the operation program to independently control any one or more of each driving means (stirring motor, heating heater, drying heater, dry blowing motor).

110: seawater supply unit
120: salt extraction unit
131: control unit

Claims (7)

In the salt manufacturing apparatus for producing salt by heating and evaporating the water of salt water containing salt,
A seawater storage unit including a seawater storage container for storing the seawater and supplying the stored seawater to the seawater receiving unit, and a seawater storage unit having a space for supporting the seawater storage container and receiving seawater separated by gravity from the seawater storage container. Wow;
It includes a salt extraction unit for extracting the salt of the solid component by heating and evaporating the water of the sea water supplied by gravity through a connection pipe connected to the sea water receiving unit,
The seawater storage container further includes a lid for sealing during storage movement, and the lid is elastically supported in a direction in which the seawater supplied by an elastic spring surrounding the outside of the protrusion formed at the inner center of the seawater receiving portion is closed. Household salt manufacturing apparatus further comprises a check valve for closing or outflow of seawater stored in the seawater storage container according to the movement of the projection.
delete The method of claim 1,
The seawater receiving portion forms a needle-shaped protrusion at a point where the lid of the seawater storage container is located, the inside of the protrusion is formed with an empty space, a plurality of inlet grooves are formed in the upper portion, a plurality of outlet grooves in the lower portion Is formed, by inserting the lid to the projections sea salt stored in the seawater storage container is supplied to the seawater supply unit through the inlet and outlet grooves of the projections, characterized in that the household salt production apparatus.
The method of claim 1,
The seawater accommodating portion in which the protrusion is formed is provided with a switch for opening and closing the power when the seawater storage container is inserted into and contacted with the main body formed around the protrusion, or by attaching a detection sensor for detecting a predetermined weight to the main body formed around the seawater accommodating portion. Household salt manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that for opening and closing the power of the control unit for the detection sensor.
The method of claim 1,
The salt extracting unit has a structure in which the upper and lower portions are separated and combined as a space for extracting salt by storing sea water, and a lower portion having a space for accommodating and separating the seawater supplied from the seawater supply portion through a connecting pipe. Housed,
The upper part is provided with a dry blowing motor for circulating and discharging the evaporated water vapor generated when the seawater is heated,
The separation tank is attached to one side of the separation tank is a heating heater for heating the stored seawater to transfer the heat to the separation tank, a heating heater for heating the seawater stored by transferring heat to the separation tank, and the separation The center portion of the lower surface of the tank further comprises a mixing swivel of the rotatable structure for pulverizing the salt extracted by the heating heater.
The method of claim 1,
The salt extraction unit includes a control unit, wherein the control unit independently controls at least one of a stirring motor, a heating heater, or a dry blowing motor according to an output signal output from a detection sensor attached to the seawater receiving unit and a detection sensor installed in the separation tank. Household salt manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the convergence to the target value set by the user.
The method of claim 1,
The salt extraction unit combines the detachable salt container in the lower part of the separation tank to easily transport the salt extracted from the seawater for home salt production, characterized in that the convenient movement using the handle of the salt container Device.

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